Definitions
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- noun Any of several halocarbons used as fire-extinguishing agents.
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- noun organic chemistry A
hydrocarbon in which one or morehydrogen atoms have been replaced byhalogens
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- noun a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
Etymologies
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Examples
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The halon gas fire suppression systems required in the cargo compartments of passenger planes don't work on fires caused by lithium metal batteries.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The halon gas fire suppression systems required in the cargo compartments of passenger planes don't work on fires caused by lithium metal batteries.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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There is also concern that if a large quantity of lithium-ion batteries was to ignite, it could overwhelm a halon suppression system.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The halon gas fire suppression systems required in the cargo compartments of passenger planes don't work on fires caused by lithium metal batteries.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The halon gas fire suppression systems required in the cargo compartments of passenger planes don't work on fires caused by lithium metal batteries.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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There is also concern that if a large quantity of lithium-ion batteries was to ignite, it could overwhelm a halon suppression system.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The halon gas fire suppression systems required in the cargo compartments of passenger planes don't work on fires caused by lithium metal batteries.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The compartment didn't have a halon gas fire suppression system.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The compartment didn't have a halon gas fire suppression system.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
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The compartment didn't have a halon gas fire suppression system.
Battery Safety Fight: Pilots Take On Big Business After Deadly Crash AP 2010
mcritz commented on the word halon
word-plays: A, AL, LO, ON, HA, HALO
September 26, 2008